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TIL the Russian Empire we’re in a position to go to war with Britain if they intervened in the US Civil War. This Russo-American ‘alliance’ may have saved the Union.

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rNBWx TIL that an accused swindler won the lottery. Gérard Lhéritier's company Aristophil closed in 2015 after French government said it conned 21,000 investors. Lhéritier won €170m from EuroMillions in 2012 and invested €40m in his company, which his lawyer says is proof that Aristophil is legit.
5VB9Q TIL that Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo, also voiced the Baby Sinclair on the show Dinosaurs
a0pM TIL Don King brutally killed an employee that owed him $600 and only served a 4 year sentence
Q50p TIL: There is a edible fruit native to North America that has all but been forgotten and grows in the wild
pYBXG TIL Pandalid shrimp are a rare example of hermaphroditic animals. These shrimp are born male only to eventually become female later in life.